Author: Jurie Venter

Gender Health Gap

We discuss the Gender Health Gap and what it means for women in business today. Our stellar panel is made […]

2024 Talks

11am, 29th April

60 mins

Available on demand from 29th April

We discuss the Gender Health Gap and what it means for women in business today.

Our stellar panel is made up of broadcasters Jackie Adedeji and Cherry Healey who are joined by Cheryl Lythgoe from Benenden Health, Jemima Olchawski of the Fawcett Society and Fiona McAllister from 4Women who will be discussing the latest shocking statistics around this important issue. Filled with useful advice, this session will help employers think about what they can do to support their female staff’s health and wellness in the workplace.

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Neurodiversity

We discuss what it means to be neurodivergent, how it should authentically be represented on screen and how employers can better support neurodivergent employees.

2023 Talks

11am, 10th May

60 mins

Available on demand from 10th May

In this session, Taskmaster contestant, author and comedian, Fern Brady is joined by a stellar line up of speakers, including Made in Chelsea’s Sam Thompson, to discuss how the advertising and media industry can better embrace neurodiversity both on screen and in the workplace.

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Physical health and wellbeing at work

It’s time to get more businesses to think about what more they can do to support their staff’s health and wellness and their wider approach to wellbeing within the workplace. That means really checking in on how their employees are doing and giving them the support that’s right for them.

2023 Talks

2pm, 23rd January

45 mins

Available on demand from 23rd January

Part of Channel 4’s and Benenden Health’s “Time for a check in” campaign, AJ Odudu will host a stellar line up of speakers to discuss physical health. From top tips and advice of how to stay healthy with busy schedules to the role of the employer and employee representative groups to support their workforce, we explore how we can lead a more healthy approach to physical wellbeing.

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Mental health and wellbeing at work

It’s time to get more businesses to think about what more they can do to support their staff’s health and wellness and their wider approach to wellbeing within the workplace. That means really checking in on how their employees are doing and giving them the support that’s right for them.

2023 Talks

11am, 16th January

40 mins

Available on demand from 16th January

Part of Channel 4’s and Benenden Health’s “Time for a check in” campaign, Davina McCall will host a fantastic line up of speakers, discussing their advice and strategies on mental health and wellbeing. With the cost of living crisis and hybrid working, how do we maintain good mental health practices and what is the role of the employer in supporting their workforce during this challenging time.

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The Menopause in Colour

The menopause has fast become one of the most important and topical issues facing businesses today. The impact that it has on female talent retention and mental health can no longer be underestimated or overlooked and the taboo must go.

2022 Talks

11am, 9th March

60 mins

Available on demand from 9th March

4Sales, WACL and My Menopause Centre come together to host a special 4Talks session with an inspiring and expert line up to discuss the importance of intersectionality when tackling the menopause within the workplace and wider advertising industry, as well as the need to raise awareness of the menopause, treatment options with Black and Brown women.

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Access All Areas: The disabled experience across the modern media landscape

Join us as we discuss how the media industry can drive greater positive change in this space.

2021 Talks,

Disability Collection

11am, 30th November

60 mins

Available on demand from 30th November

From authentic representation to better accessibility, we explore the media landscape from on-screen depictions to advertising creatives.

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The Power of Advertiser Brands in the Climate Fight

Brands have a key role to play in accelerating societal change around climate change – so how can the advertising industry come together to make the biggest impact, whilst achieving the smallest footprint?

2021 Talks,

Sustainability Collection

11am, 9th November

60 mins

Available on demand from 9th November

Experts and industry leaders will highlight commercial initiatives and creative processes for sustainability and how brands can make a real difference in the right way.  We’ll also hear about the brands leading the charge towards a greener future, and their learnings.

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What does Black British culture mean in 2021?

We discuss how to respectfully amplify, and represent the vibrant and varied Black British experience in advertising.

2021 Talks

11am, 21st October

60 mins

Available on demand from 21st October

The modern Black British experience is so diverse, that there is no uniform version of it.   So what does that look like in reality and how do we respectfully amplify, and represent the vibrant and varied Black British experience?  

Hosted by British Journalist and Channel 4 News Correspondent, Ayshah Tull, we talk to four prominent leaders across the advertising industry to discuss what is Black British Culture in 2021; providing insights into how media and advertising industry members can produce more compelling, more authentic, better content through better understanding.

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Ageism in advertising – a grey area for our industry?

In this session, we discuss the uncomfortable truth of ageism in advertising; within the industry and in on-screen representation.

2021 Talks

11am, 25th March

60 mins

Available on demand from 25th March

Often portrayed as Werther’s Originals – wielding grandads, or those in need of a funeral plan or worse completely ignored, are brands avoiding or irritating a huge part of the UK population by failing to represent older people effectively on screen? On screen representation isn’t the only challenge.

In an arguably youth obsessed industry, are we too slow in recognising the issue of ageism and how it affects our workforce? In this session, we discuss the uncomfortable truth of ageism in advertising; within the industry and in on-screen representation.

Giving our audience, industry leader’ opinion on what we can all do to create a more inspirational culture on being older and voiding cliché depictions in our creative content.

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Why aren’t more women at the table? Men’s role in driving change in our industry

Our panel discuss how we can all contribute in building a more inclusive culture and greater sense of belonging in business for women.

2021 Talks

11am, 11th March

60 mins

Available on demand from 11th March

While there has been a clear shift in attitudes and actual progress towards more inclusive workplaces for many women, it still remains very slow, and in some cases it has ground to a halt in our industry.

To celebrate International Women’s Day, we will be joined by Sue Unerman, Mark Edwards and Kathryn Jacob OBE, authors of Belonging: The Key To Transforming and Maintaining Diversity, who have discovered one major problem that is holding back the move towards greater diversity: why aren’t most men getting involved? A call to action for all men and women in building a more inclusive culture and greater sense of belonging in business.

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